A car was struck by a train at a crossing at Thomas Road and 27th Avenue around noon Wednesday, police said.

The driver of the car did not appear to be seriously injured, said Phoenix police Sgt. Jen Stimac. The woman was taken to local hospital by a family member to be evaluated for a possible head injury, Stimac said.

The accident happened when the woman was crossing the tracks and the car stopped for an unknown reason, Stimac said.

"No one in front of her, no one behind her, she parked right on the train tracks," said Stimac. "The driver said she heard the (train's) horn, I don't know if she froze, but she just stayed right on the track."

After the car was towed from the tracks, BNSF Railway Co., which operates the train, and the Phoenix Police Department ran a test of the train's and intersection's safety precautions and both appeared to be fully functional, Stimac said.